Essays about: "Chile"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 117 essays containing the word Chile.

1. 1. Bearing of the International System in a south-south cutting-edge free trade agreement: The case of the free trade agreement between Uruguay and Chile

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Amaranta Villarreal Nansen; [2019-02-04]
   Keywords : free trade agreement; development; International System; policy space; kicking away the ladder;

   Abstract : Uruguay signed a cutting-edge free trade agreement with Chile that triggered political discussions on the impact it would have on Uruguay’s development. This agreement is the first bilateral trade instrument framed under Uruguay’s current international economic and trade insertion strategy, and serves as a case study to examine the bearing of the International System on that strategy, on the instruments Uruguay pursues to further it, and on the country’s future development prospects. READ MORE

3. 2. Bridging the regional scale and local contexts in the pursuit of sustainable interventions : Three cases along the Mapocho River in Santiago, Chile

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Andrea Saleh Selman; [2019]
   Keywords : Urban sustainability; Resilience; Cross-scale interactions; Ecosystem services; Trade-offs; Santiago; Mapocho River;

   Abstract : Alike many urban rivers, the Mapocho River in Santiago withstands enormous pressures from urban development. In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the river, opening an opportunity to intervene its riparian areas where land is still available. READ MORE

4. 3. Place, youth and memory as resistance : An ethnographic case study of discussions about impunity at Londres 38,espacio de memorias

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexander Mattiasson Nazar; [2019]
   Keywords : Chile; Impunity; Collective Memory; Ethnography; Discourse Analysis; Chile; Straffrihet; Kollektivt minne; Etnografi; Diskursanalys;

   Abstract : ” You don’t talk about politics or football around the dining table” is a Chilean expression that well describes how the dictatorship (1973–1990) is attached to the societal soul, with people’s diversifiedrelationships to its legacy. For the outside world, Chile is a thriving democracy that got out of Pinochet’s iron grip, but for many Chileans, the transition to democracy has excluded demands for justice and a real influence. READ MORE

5. 4. Women & Social Action - Tracing Women’s Experiences of Activism in the Chilean Women’s Movement

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle

   Author : Desislava Kostadinova Bekyarova; [2019]
   Keywords : Chile; Identity; Networks; Narrative Analysis; Women’s Movement;

   Abstract : The Chilean women’s movement has a long history of challenging state power. The role women played in the opposition against Augusto Pinochet’s authoritarian regime has fascinated researchers. There also seems to be a consensus, whereby the contemporary movement is considered to be divided. READ MORE

6. 5. Commodity Price Boom and Copper mines in Chile: The assessment of local spillover effects on the labor market.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Silvia Navarro Berdeal; [2019]
   Keywords : Commodity price boom; labour multipliers; natural resources; gender disparities; women labour markets.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Chile has been benefited from a commodity boom in the copper industry during the first decade of the 21st century. Does a mineral boom increase local labour opportunities? Can women get benefit from a resource boom? Can the mineral boom have indirect effects in non-mining sectors? The present paper attempts to explore and measure the impact of an exogenous increase in copper global prices between 2003 and 2011, on Chilean labor market, with a particular focus on gender disparities. READ MORE